The other late night game this Saturday is also quite historic, as Saffied United v Man Utd was the very first game in the Premier League after its inception, when Saffied won 2-1. Since then, United have never lost an away league game to Saffron, and I don't think this weekend will be any different.
Siffield United have only 1 point in 8 EPL matches and are in a very poor form. They will have to rely on the power of their home ground if they want to succeed in relegation protection, but the visit of the Red Devils is not an easy thing to deal with.
What makes the task of getting points against United more difficult is the injuries to some key players, especially the pair of Kiersey Bassen and Egan, which have weakened their strength. We would like to wish a speedy recovery to Kiersey Bassen, who suffered a serious injury against Fulham last time out.
Despite their on-field difficulties, other off-field factors may give them a glimmer of hope, such as visiting Manchester United continuing to put on a daily circus of grand dragoons and chaos. On a wet and windy night at Siffield United, the home fans should be determined to act as the team's 12th man and lead the team through this difficult time. Finally, unlike United, Siffield United boss Higginbotham was at the training base with most of his players during the international day, specifically to prepare for this game - can tactics deployed on the training ground with a lot of time spent on the pitch affect the outcome?
I think all of the above may come into play for Saturday's game.
As I mentioned above, United seem to be in a daily drama right now, whether it's off the field with the locker room leaks, players being banished, potential changes in ownership of the club, or on the field with last-minute shutouts of teams they're supposed to be beating, and so on, the problems keep persisting.
I know from experience that players are often relieved when they can get away from the club's worries for a while on an international day, as evidenced by their main man, Bono Fernandes' 3 assists and a goal for Portugal, Helen's 1 assist and a goal, and Rashford's goal for England on Tuesday.
As I've mentioned before, they're going to be very reliant on players like this this season, and I think it's this type of player, and the quality they possess, that has allowed United to get out of certain games and be the difference between winning and losing. Lashford looked lively when I reviewed England's Europa League campaign on Tuesday, contributing four goals in just two Premier League appearances at the Baramore Trail, and I think he can take advantage of Siffield United's weak defense in Saturday's game and continue his good form.
The only negative impact that the international day brought to United was the injury to Casimiru. He left the Brazilian game against Venezuela with an injury and missed the loss to Uruguay. United will be hoping that he will be back for this game, but there is an important UEFA Europa League game next week, which is a must-win for United. I wonder if manager Tannhäuser will rest him for this game as a result, and if he does, it will be interesting to see how he tweaks a midfield that is already fractured in itself, and I would venture to expect that he will start with McTonmini and Mijaberi as a double drop back midfielder, with Sufniyan Rabert likely to be moved back to the left hand side due to the team's injury problems, as well as Veto Liane Diluve's poor performances, which was not the role that he played in the role he played last time out against Binford.
All things considered, I think United will once again have enough to see them pick up the eventual win, but it will be another tough test and I wouldn't be surprised if the Red Devils once again rely on a shutout to get the 3 points.
